Buck & Rail Fence Products

The USDA Forest Service is soliciting commercial off-the-shelf buck and rail fence products under a total small business set-aside for solicitation number 1240BD26Q0076, with a response deadline of August 3, 2026. The acquisition is classified under NAICS code 321113 for sawmills, with a small business size standard of 550 employees, and falls under PSC 5510 for lumber and basic wood materials. All responsible small business concerns may submit quotations, but offerors must be registered in SAM with a valid Unique Entity ID and certifying compliance with applicable socioeconomic requirements. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price arrangement, awarded through a trade-off process rather than lowest price technically acceptable, with evaluation based on three non-weighted factors: accurate pricing of all line items, submission of up to five relevant past performance projects demonstrating quality and timeliness, and a written statement confirming capability to deliver by September 1, 2026. The government will provide a forklift at the delivery location in Cle Elum, Washington, and vendors are prohibited from including forklift costs or services in their proposals. Delivery is FOB destination, meaning risk and responsibility transfer to the government only upon receipt at the Cle Elum Ranger District. Offerors must submit a single consolidated PDF containing the SF-1449, Schedule of Items, and past performance information, emailed directly to the contracting officer. Contract administration will be handled via the Invoice Processing Platform, and the contracting officer retains full authority for acceptance, modifications, and closeout. The solicitation incorporates multiple FAR clauses regarding commercial item acquisition, whistleblower rights, trafficking in persons, equal opportunity, payment to small business subcontractors, and unenforceable supplier terms, which broadly prohibit contractor-imposed indemnification, non-Federal jurisdiction, data exploitation, automated decision-making without transparency, and unauthorized use of government branding or data. Additional compliance obligations include affirmative certification under AGAR 452.203-70 regarding anti-discrimination and DEI, with potential liability under the False Claims Act for false statements. No packaging, preservation, or marking standards are specified beyond general commercial practices, and no contract value estimate is available since pricing is to be provided by the offerors.